Peppermint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars

These Peppermint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars are so easy to make. All the goodness of a sugar cookie with less effort. Great for your cookie exchange.

PEPPERMINT

When you want the goodness of a sugar cookie, but you don’t want to spend a lot of time rolling out dough and cutting it into shapes…these Peppermint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars are the perfect solution! These Sugar Cookie Bars are also the perfect cookie recipe to bring to your Christmas Cookie Exchange this year!

SUGAR COOKIE BARS

I took our traditional Sugar Cookie Bar Recipe that I shared with you earlier and made a few changes to give the recipe a sweet Holiday twist. These cookies have just the right amount of Peppermint to make them tasty but not over-powering! Add some crushed candy canes on the top to give the cookies a festive flair for your Christmas party or Cookie Exchange.

You can leave out the Chocolate Chips if you prefer, but I love the extra flavor they give the cookies. You can’t go wrong with the pairing of chocolate and peppermint!

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Peppermint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars

These Peppermint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars are so fast and easy to make. All the goodness of a sugar cookie without the effort. Perfect for your Christmas Cookie Exchange!

Course Dessert

Keyword cookie bars, peppermint cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 18 servings

Author Amy

Ingredients

Cookie Bars

• 3/4 cup butter room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 1 1/2 Tbsp sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Peppermint Frosting

• 1/4 cup salted butter softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp half and half
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
• 4-6 each crushed candy canes

Instructions

COOKIE BARS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Butter a 13″ x 9″ baking dish, set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip together butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 3-4 minutes.
5. Mix in the egg and the egg white until well combined.
6. Add sour cream, vanilla and peppermint extract and mix until blended.
7. Slowly add dry ingredients and stir until combined.
8. Mix in chocolate chips.
9. Grease a spatula and gently press cookie bar mixture into greased baking dish.
10. Bake 15 – 17 minutes on 375 degrees until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Do not overcook.
11. Cool completely, frost and cut into squares.

FROSTING

1. In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, whip together butter and powdered sugar and half and half until fluffy.
2. Stir in vanilla and peppermint extract.
3. Whip together until fluffy.
4. Spread onto the cooled cookie bars.
5. Sprinkle the frosting with crushed candy canes.

CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES

Looking for more cookies, candy and peppermint recipes to add to your Christmas Cookie Exchange Party? Here are a few of our favorites:

• Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe
• Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
• Butter Cookies
• Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
• Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
• Lemon Drop Cookies
• Lemon Meltaway Cookies
• Swig Sugar Cookies

HOMEMADE CANDY RECIPES

• 6 Minute Caramels
• Homemade Toffee
• Truffles
• Old Fashioned Divinity
• Pretzel Rolos
• Saltine Cracker Toffee
• Chocolate Dream Balls
• Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites

HOW TO FREEZE COOKIES

These cookies store well in the freezer. So if you have a lot of Holiday Baking and want to take off the workload in the days before you need the cookies, you can make them ahead and then throw them in the freezer (before frosting them) and then pull them out when you are ready to use them. To freeze cookies, start by baking them. Then, once they’ve cooled, arrange cookies in a single layer on a baking sheet. Pop the sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes or until the cookies are frozen solid. They will need to thaw before you frost them.

COOKIE BAKING SUPPLIES

• Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
• Cookie Baking Sheet (we love these pans)
• Parchment Paper
• Silicone Baking Mats
• Cookie Scoop
• Silicone Spatulas
• Cooling Racks
• Wooden Spoon
• Hot Pads
• White Mixing Bowls

Go ahead and give them a try! As always, I would love to hear from you who make them! Let me know what you think!

CHRISTMAS RECIPES

You might be interested in our Homemade Candy Recipes and Holiday Cookie Recipe ebooks and our Holiday Recipe Binder. You can check them out by clicking on the button below.

Thanks so much for stopping by! xoxo